Federal Criminal Justice: Cost of Providing Court-Appointed Attorneys Is Rising, but Causes Are Unclear
GGD-95-182
Published: Jul 19, 1995. Publicly Released: Jul 19, 1995.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the Defender Services program, focusing on: (1) the causes of the program's increased workload and costs; and (2) whether death penalty resource centers (DPRC) have reduced the federal costs of representing indigent defendants in death penalty cases.
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